scallawag


scallawag

(ˈskæləˌwæɡ) n another name for scallywag2

scal•a•wag

(ˈskæl əˌwæg)

n. 1. a scamp; rascal. 2. a white Southerner who supported Republican policy during Reconstruction, often for personal gain. [1840–50, Amer.; orig. uncertain]